Reply #19: I'm only allowed to comment on the book review? [View All]

I have read parts of the book and I have read other accounts of these trials and I have formed my own opinion.

I support everyone's right to seek redress when they have been damaged by negligence, including malpractice. What I do not support is the outrageous awards for non-punitive damages in these cases. And these OB cases were based on beliefs about cause and effect which were not backed by data at the time and are now known to be unfounded. And in response to these kinds of cases, the rates of c-section went up dramatically. And they went up because doctors were afraid of being sued. C-sections have much higher rates of immediate and long-term complications. Do you really want physicians to make decisions about your health care based on their fears of being sued?

I also hope that I have access to good attorneys and the legal system if i am ever mistreated by any system. But if i had to choose between a system with no doctors and one with no trial lawyers, well.... which would you want?